Putin Quotes - Page 3

• I'm not going to tell [Vladimir] Putin what to do. Why should I tell Putin what to do?

  Donald Trump

  Should, Should I

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's invaded parts of Georgia, took Crimea, southeastern Ukraine, bases in other countries.

  David Petraeus

  Country, Mean, Thinking

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more willing, in some cases, to entertain the possibility of getting along with countries who some would call an adversary, such as Mr. Putin's Russia.

  Richard N. Haass

  Country, America, Russia

  Source: www.npr.org

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• Russia's Vladimir Putin appeared in public for the first time after a mysterious 10-day absence. Putin said it took him that long to recover from the finale of 'The Bachelor.'

  Conan O'Brien

  Russia, Long, Firsts

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• Over the weekend, Vladimir Putin scored eight goals during a hockey game. It happened just after he had the goalie executed.

  Conan O'Brien

  Hockey, Weekend, Games

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• If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Military, Levels, Ifs

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• The president(Obama) comparing him to a kid in the back of a classroom, I think, is very indicative of the president's lack of appreciation of who Vladimir Putin is. He's an old KGB colonel that has no illusions about our relationship, does not care about a relationship with the United States, continues to oppress his people, continues to act in an autocratic fashion.

  John McCain

  Fashion, Appreciation, Kids

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• Vladimir Putin is a dictator. He's not a leader. Anybody who thinks otherwise doesn't know Russian history and they don't know Vladimir Putin.

  Tim Kaine

  Thinking, Leader, Russian History

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Six percent, 5 percent of our GDP for him [Vladimir Putin] to match us, he has to spend 25 percent of his GDP and it will bankrupt his country.

  Rudy Giuliani

  Country, Gdp, Six

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Donald Trump can say hey, did she [Hillary Clinton] short-circuit when she reset the relationship with Vladimir Putin and now Russia is, according to "The New York Times" article today, Russia is in control in Syria?

  Rudy Giuliani

  New York, Russia, Hey

  "'This Week' Transcript: Rudy Giuliani and Michael Morell". abcnews.go.com. August 7, 2016.

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• So when Putin goes out to buy a Coke, thirty seconds later it is known in Washington DC.

  Julian Assange

  Washington Dc, Coke, Thirty

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• There are many facts showing that Putin's people enriched themselves by using power mechanisms so that's why for them losing power means losing their fortunes.

  Garry Kasparov

  Mean, People, Facts

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• I never met Putin. This is not my best friend. But if the United States got along with Russia, wouldn't be so bad.

  Donald Trump

  Russia, My Best Friend, United States

  Transcript of the Third Presidential Debate, www.nytimes.com. October 20, 2016.

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• Putin is like Al Capone.

  Garry Kasparov

  Als, Capone

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• Edward Snowden gave a little press conference today. He is apparently seeking temporary asylum in Russia. Because, you know, when you're tired of the government snooping into everything you do, Putin's Russia is definitely the place you want to go.

  Bill Maher

  Tired, Russia, Government

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• Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control.

  Garry Kasparov

  Would Be, Enough, Ifs

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• We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.

  Garry Kasparov

  Years, Law, Care

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• The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.

  Garry Kasparov

  Dream, President, Would Be

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• I'm afraid Putin will kill me. I believe that he was the one who unleashed the war in Ukraine. I couldn't dislike him more.

  Boris Nemtsov

  War, Believe, Ukraine

  "Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield", www.cnn.com. March 2, 2015.

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• It is rare and very inspiring that a head of state would make such an investment of time to write a book like this. It is a fine gift to the judokas of the world as well as to those of Russia...Vladimir Putin Sensei and his co-writers have established themselves as gifted writers and contributors to the judo world.

  Keiko Fukuda

  Book, Writing, Gifted Writers

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• In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire's death knell

  Strobe Talbott

  May, Empires, Witness

  "The Great Debate In 2015, Vladimir Putin may witness his empire’s death knell". blogs.reuters.com. December 16, 2014.

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• For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious strategist – on the premises of Russian history. Understanding US values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point among US policymakers.’

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Strong, Psychology, Understanding

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• Listen to us rather than to Arkady Mamontov talking about us. Don't twist and distort everything we say. Let us enter into dialogue and contact with the country, which is ours too, not just Putin's and the Patriarch's. Like Solzhenitsyn, I believe that in the end, words will crush concrete. Solzhenitsyn wrote, "the word is more sincere than concrete, so words are not trifles. Once noble people mobilize, their words will crush concrete."

  Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

  Crush, Country, Believe

  "Here's What Russian Punk Band Pussy Riot Said At The Conclusion Of Their Controversial Blasphemy Trial". Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's closing speech at the Pussy Riot trial in Russia, www.businessinsider.com. August 10, 2012.

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• We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works.

  Bobby Jindal

  Race, Iran, Europe

  "Is the Confederate flag controversy a Democratic problem?". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. June 25, 2015.

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• I have met Vladimir Putin, and I know his ambition will not be detoured by a gimmicky red, reset button.

  Carly Fiorina

  Ambition, Reset Button, Buttons

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